Vegard Lysvoll

Vegard Lysvoll

Personal information
Full name	Vegard Bergstedt Lysvoll
Date of birth	16 August 1989
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Tromsdalen
Number	10
Youth career
	Svolvær
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008	Lofoten
	Start	0	(0)
2009–2011	Tromsdalen	70	(35)
2012–2013	Tromsø	5	(0)
2012	→ Tromsdalen (loan)	11	(2)
2013–	Tromsdalen	69	(46)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Vegard Bergstedt Lysvoll (born 16 August 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Tromsdalen. He played for Svolvær, Lofoten and Start before he joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. After scoring 30 goals in the 2011 season, Lysvoll transferred to Tromsø. He spent the second half of the 2012 season on loan with his old club Tromsdalen, before he moved permanently to his old club in 2013.

Club career

Lysvoll was born in Bodø^[1] and grew up in Henningsvær. He moved to Svolvær at the age of 15 and started playing football for Svolvær IL,^[2] before he joined the 2. Divisjon side Lofoten. Lysvoll scored two goals in his first match for the club, a pre-season friendly.^[3] He later moved to Start together with his twin brother Håvard Lysvoll at the age of 18. After half a year at Start, they moved back north and joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. In 2011 he became top scorer in 2. Divisjon with 30 goals when the team won promotion to the 1. Divisjon.^[4] That season, Lysvoll also scored the team's record-breaking 100th goal; Tromsdalen finished with a total of 105, a new Norwegian record.^[5][6]

Lysvoll was wanted by Bodø/Glimt, but joined Tromsø together with his team-mate from Tromsdalen, Ruben Kristiansen.^[7] He got his debut in 3–0 defeat against Rosenborg, and made a total of four appearance for Tromsø in the 2012 Tippeligaen.^[1] Lysvoll scored the last goal in the 4–0 victory against Tromsdalen in the Third round of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, and chose to not celebrate his goal against his old club.^[8]

In August 2012 he was loaned out to Tromsdalen to play more regularly.^[9] Lysvoll returned to Tromsø for the 2013 season, but did not play much for the first team. When he came on as a substitute against Strømsgodset on 29 June 2013 it was his first appearance that season, and the club told Lysvoll that he could transfer to another club during the summer transfer window if he wanted.^[10] After failing to become a regular member in Tromsø's first team, Lysvoll rejoined his former club Tromsdalen in August 2013.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2016

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009	Tromsdalen	Adeccoligaen	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
2010			26	5	3	4	0	0	29	9
2011		2. Divisjon	26	30	1	4	0	0	27	34
2012	Tromsø	Tippeligaen	4	0	3	1	2	0	9	1
2012	Tromsdalen	Adeccoligaen	11	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
2013	Tromsø	Tippeligaen	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2013	Tromsdalen	2. Divisjon	11	9	0	0	0	0	11	9
2014		1. Divisjon	28	14	3	3	0	0	31	17
2015		2. Divisjon	26	21	4	3	0	0	30	24
2016			4	2	2	3	0	0	6	5
Career Total			155	83	17	18	2	0	174	101

References

1. "Vegard Lysvoll". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
2. "Vegard Lysvoll" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
3. "Debuterte med to mål" (in Norwegian). Lofotposten. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
4. Jørgensen, Pål W. (15 November 2011). "- Jeg fikk aldri sjansen i Start" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
5. Hansen, Knut Arne (15 October 2011). "Skrev fotballhistorie med mål nummer 100" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
6. Skarpaas, Mathias (25 October 2011). "De har scoret 105 mål denne sesongen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
7. Hansen, Anders Mo; Pellicer, Danny J. (2 November 2011). "TIL snappet toppscorer" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
8. "Det oser mål av oss nå" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
9. "Går til Tromsdalen". iTromso.no (in Norwegian). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
10. Robertsen, Rune (1 July 2013). "Lysvoll matchvinner i favorittrollen" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
11. Eidissen, Lars (6 August 2013). "Lysvoll returnerer til Tromsdalen" (in Norwegian). 100% Fotball. Retrieved 29 September 2013.